[Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook

[Grace Cangialosi]

I saw that post, Jay, and I agree that it's a good idea. For those of us who need more deck uttering, there's also a "40 bags in 40 Days" event that I'm going to try. Failed miserably last year--I think I may have gotten rid of 2 bags of stuff! This doesn't preclude donating the contents of some of the bags, but most of them will be destined for the trash...

> On Feb 11, 2016, at 11:09 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One of the best Lenten things I've seen was, ironically, a Facebook post
> that wasn't original with her but was posted by my cousin's daughter, who
> recently friended me. Each day of Lent, you take something from your closet
> that you no longer wear or use and put it in a trash bag. At the end of
> Lent, you take the bag of goodies to Goodwill or the SA or the charity of
> your choosing. Considering how I hang onto clothing etc., I've decided
> that's a good one for me.
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 9:53 AM, fleenerj <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am fasting from my computer on Fridays, except for tomorrow, because the
>> newsletter I edit isn't finished and MUST BE IN THE MAIL TOMORROW. So much
>> for planning ahead.
>> 
>> 
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>> Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> Date: 2/11/2016  8:37 AM  (GMT-05:00) To:
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook
>> If it's too hard, remember Sundays!
>> 
>> At the women's retreat the other day we were given the rules of fasting for
>> this diocese (who knew they were so local?)
>> Everyone between 14 and 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
>> Fasting is one full meal and two snacks.
>> No meat may be eaten (but broth made from meat is OK).
>> 
>> Even the unchurched gf-brought-up-Baptist said "That's not fasting!"
>> 
>> I was probably the youngest retreatant, or one of the youngest, and there
>> was much eyerolling and many predictable comments about The Old Days.
>> 
>> BTW this retreat was preceded by the daily 9:00 weekday mass. Because I was
>> once a sacristan, I learned to estimate a congregation by fifties (since a
>> pack of communion wafers contains fifty), and there were between 200 and
>> 250 attendees at that mass. On Tuesday. Seventy or so at the retreat.
>> -M
>> 
>> On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Well, after much hesitation and prayer and back-and-forthing, I've
>> decided
>>> I need to give up FB for Lent
>>